For 83 minutes the PageFair analytics service was compromised by hackers. The network was used to seed customer websites with malicious code that prompted users to download a Trojan posing as Adobe Flash.
Monthly Archives: November 2015
What would YOU do with a $1,000,000 exploit? [Chet Chat Podcast 220]
Here’s the past week’s news in a way that’s fun, informative and educational – all in a tight, quarter-hour podcast format. (Plus – find out what Chester would do with the $1m!)
vBulletin enforces password reset after website attack
vBulletin and Foxit Software forums hack exposes hundreds of thousands of records amid zero-day vulnerability speculation.
TalkTalk keeps talking about that data breach but never says the right thing
With every new piece of information about the TalkTalk breach, we seem to get no closer to the truth about what exactly happened, who was responsible, and what TalkTalk is doing to fix this messy affair.
‘Keep calm and hit record’ mobile apps help Little Brother watch Big Brother
Thanks to new and upcoming mobile apps, Little Brother will soon be watching Big Brother watching Little Brother.
Live feeds from license plate readers exposed online
The EFF has found more than 100 ALPR cameras streaming live, “often with totally open Web pages accessible by anyone with a browser.”
US cybersecurity plan won’t stop the government getting hacked – but it’s a start
A new strategy unveiled by the White House this week should help the US to improve its flawed cyberdefenses, but even the US CIO admits that there can never be perfect security.